Saturday, 19 March 2016

Yesterday evening there was an SLS talk in the Mining Institute (NEIMME) by Jim Brewin, Head of Business Development for Hitachi Rail UK. He outlined Hitachi's plan for train construction at their Newton Aycliffe plant.

Also yesterday, Richard Branson was showing off Virgin's new Azuma (Hitachi AT300)for the East Coast route, with Kings X to Waverley in 4 hours

One of the advantages of the Internet is wider & convenient access to research material. Like most universities, Durham publishes theses, some of which cover local industrial, social & economic history. Try Durham's search with the title John Bowes & Partners to access Mountford's 1967 work.For those who would like to read a book, try Tomlinson's North Eastern Railway of 1915 from the University of California.

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

FODMs' quarterly open meeting, open to the public, is next Tuesday 8 March at 12.30 in the Carpathia Room of the Discovery Museum. The agenda includes a report on the visit to Tanfield Railway.Bowes Railway open days are this weekend, Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 March.

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You are invited to travel any Sunday in wooden carriages on the world's oldest railway, the 1725 route of the Tanfield Waggonway. Visit the world's oldest engine shed at Marley Hill, which has housed industrial steam locomotives from North East England since 1854. ... more info ....